Aerial footage shows the stark contrast between have and have not in Cape Town [video]

The aerial footage puts the plight of millions of South Africans in the spotlight.

A Cape Town photographer is currently running a series of photographs to highlight the stark inequality that exists around Cape Town on his Facebook Page.

A video taken over the communities of Masiphumelele and Lake Michelle, in the Southern Cape Peninsula, shows the stark contrast between the have and have nots of South Africa.

He describes the situation as such:

“Sandwiched within the “Sun Valley” communities is Masiphumelele. There are approximately 38000 people living there, many in small tin shacks. There is no police station, only one small day clinic, and it’s estimated that up to 35% of the population is infected with HIV or TB (wikipedia + Masicorp). Fires are common in winter, which sweep through the shacks, sometimes displacing residents by the hundreds. Moreover, the entire community of 38000 is accessed by only one single exit/entrance.”

“Across a narrow greenbelt, the community of Lake Michelle is surrounded by an electrified fence and accessed through a guardhouse. Current prices on real estate sites put their value at several million rands. On the day I flew overhead, several people paddleboarded in the choppy lake waters.”